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Task EO-2 Organize broader impacts component of each of the four proposed Henderson DUSEL workshops, drawing K-12 and undergraduate educators and students at each of the different venues in an effort to develop

genuine and effective connections

with the science.

4:30 Messages from Deep Space

Deep Underground:

The Science of DUSEL

5:15 Hands-On activities/

Take home materials

6:00 Brainstorming Session

By the 4th workshop

in Golden, CO

Over 60 participants!

No doubt

lured there

by the

free dinner!

…at which we

picked their brains

and unveiled a number of hands-on activities:

Simulating

geotherms in

a coffee cup

Extracting DNA from fruit

Viewing

cosmic rays

in a mixing bowl

Task EO-3 In addition to invitations to workshop sessions, we propose going directly to Hispanic and Native American community leaders to request audiences at regularly scheduled Denver area special events, celebrations, and regional powwows in an effort to assess regional needs & expectations.

Brian Jones and Gavin Polhemus met with the local chapters of

American Indian Science

and Engineering Society

Tuesday, February 21

Wednesday, February 22

Society of Hispanic

Professional Engineers

Thursday, February 23

National Society

of Black Engineers

discussing ideas for developing the pipelines that promote and recruit student and teacher participation in the REU & RET programs anticipated at DUSEL.

(Colorado Association of Science Teachers, the Colorado section of the NSTA)

meeting and organize sessions within their regular annual meetings to build

interest and assess needs to be certain we develop a program appropriate for

our intended audience.

Dan and Brian are jointly planning a

Physics of DUSEL presentation followed by hands-on activities

(making cloud chambers)

to the Denver Area Physics Teachers (DAPT)

April 11

Brian’s column in the CAST Quarterly Newsletter will help promote the evening!

This is a first step in planning for HUSEP to host a future joint

AAPT-Colorado/Wyoming and CAST (Colorado Association of Science

Teachers, the Colorado section of the NSTA) meeting.

Teachers truly eager to learn about the science of DUSEL!

lesson plans tying current research to basic science concepts

The main element separating DUSEL from other similar

visitor facilities is the site. Both the physical setting and scale

will mean a significant draw for the laboratory.

Science museums and other facilities may offer professional

development opportunities for teachers, but DUSEL would

uniquely offer an experience tied to real, exciting science at

the facility where it is being conducted!

DUSEL lab will be interdisciplinary

a plus for schools looking to integrate the sciences.

DUSEL will have a strong earth science focus.

Colorado’s science standards stress earth science

many teachers are weak in this area in particular.

Task EO-1 Develop an E&O component that is truly integrated with the operations and research programs of the multi-disciplinary Henderson DUSEL. We will devise new initiatives developed in consultation with the project scientists, K-12 teachers, and members of the local communities. There will be an emphasis on the local schools, but instructional materials will be distributed nationally.

Summer/weekend workshops for teachers.

Training in content areas to include

engaging classroom activities directly related to

material/objectives already covered in classroom

with credit hours available through university members

Summer research programs for students & teachers.

Engaging them in projects related to DUSEL research

REU experiences for undergraduates

Bringing in student groups/underrepresented

through some sort of residential program?

Web-available instructional materials

Providing examples of teaching science concepts using

information/ideas from DUSEL experiments

Broader Impacts/architects reviewing Visitors’ Center plans.

Arapaho has supplied attendance figures for

several regional visitors centers/attractions

Conservatively estimate 50,000-65,000 annually (peaking Summer)

Unused 100-ft drift potentially offers

the world’s 1st underground hands-on

science center. A subterranean setting

allows the development of interactive exhibits

inaccessible to surface museums.

cosmic ray shielding

transmission of vibrations thru rock

rock temperature

at different levels

water sampling

and analysis

Outreach to regional schools and communities

K-16 (Standards based. Partnerships with CSMATE, school districts)

Onsite lab/classroom space with a program of packaged presentations or activities

Encourage all scientists to participate in and contribute to outreach efforts. This will be done by elevating outreach sessions from optional parallel activities at workshops to more highly visible and attended plenary sessions...

I. Formal educational presentations/demos prepared or sponsored by

DUSEL outreach office

A. Integrated into scientific plenary sessions of all DUSEL-related workshops and